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Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015)
Lee’s Advice to Nixon, 1967: End China’s Isolation

The late Lee Kuan Yew’s small but significant role in the U.S. opening to China.

Land of the Rising Gun
Japan, Pacifist No More?

A top official of Japan’s ruling LDP government was in Washington, and he made it clear that under the Abe cabinet’s recent “reinterpretation” of Japan’s officially pacifist post-War constitution, Tokyo will not be pulling any punches.

Hail Shale
2014 Was A Banner Year for US Energy

American oil production grew more in 2014 than it had in over 100 years, and it’s all thanks to fracking.

Religious Freedom Rifts
The RFRA Boogeyman

The misguided furor over Indiana’s religious liberty bill has created more heat than light. The law’s effects would be very modest and far from “anti-gay.”

Middle East Crisis
Which Way Will Pakistan Go?

The worst case scenario becomes increasingly likely.

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Pipeline Politics
Gazprom Accedes to Kyiv’s Gas Discount Demand

The state-owned gas firm submitted a request to Moscow asking that the price discount be extended for another three months. It’s likely an attempt to weaken European solidarity on sanctions.

The New Bad Deal
Can Latin America Weather the Death of the Blue Model?

As the “Second Machine Age” looms and the blue social model slips into obsolescence around the world, Latin America is especially ill-prepared, because it never really adapted to the First Machine Age all that well.

What's Up Down Under?
Center-Right’s Future Gets Brighter in Australia

Australia’s center-right parties got a much-needed boost with a recent electoral victory in the country’s most populous state. A lot now depends on how a plan to privatize power goes.

The Iran Deal
Skepticism from the Amen Chorus

Even the President’s most reliable defenders are voicing serious concerns on Iran.

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